A fox carrying a flaming torch in its mouth is climbing up a tree in order to reach the eagle's nest in which an eagle is about to feed the eaglets with a cub. Etching by J. Kirk after F. Barlow for a fable by Aesop.

Illustrating the fable of the vixen that revenges herself on the eagle that carried off its cub by burning down the eagle's nest with the eaglets in it

In the background an eagle can be seen hunting foxes

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 12.7 x 16.1 cm

The eagle's nest. 7. F. Barlow delin. Ja. s. Kirk fecit. A fox cub the kingly eagle prest, and bore the trembler to the royal nest; Lettering continues: The fox enrag'd, the sacr'd pile will burn, to save her throne the prize she does return. Moral. The haughty great with caution should oppress, since slaves provok'd deep injuries may redress

Wellcome Collection 39911i